USPTO Patents Application 10680944

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UTILITY
PATENT APPLICATION
TRANSMITTAL

(Only for new nonprovisional applications under 37 CFR 1.53(b))

Attorney Docket No.

First Inventor

Title

Express Mail Label No. EV333439671US

2030.73

Nobuaki Ogihara

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APPLICATION ELEMENTS

See MPEP chapter 600 concerning utility patent application contents.

ADDRESS TO:

Mail Stop Patent Application
Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria VA 22313-1450

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Fee Transmittal Form (e.g., PTO/SB/17)
(Submit an original and a duplicate for fee processing)
Applicant claims small entity status.
See 37 CFR 1.27.

Specification \Total Page s 35 1

(preferred arrangement set forth below)

- Descriptive title of the invention

- Cross Reference to Related Applications

- Statement Regarding Fed sponsored R&D

- Reference to sequence listing, a table,
or a computer program listing appendix

- Background of the Invention

- Brief Summary of the Invention

- Brief Description of the Drawings (if filed)

- Detailed Description

- Claim(s)

- Abstract of the Disclosure

4. H Drawing(s) (35 U.S.C. 113) [Total Sheets 14 1

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5. Oath or Declaration [Total Sheets _

a. [✓] Newly executed (original or copy)

b. n c °Py from a P rior application (37 CFR 1.63(d))

(for continuation/divisional with Box 1 8 completed)

L P! DELETION OF INVENTOR(S)

Signed statement attached deleting inventor(s)
name in the prior application, see 37 CFR
1.63(d)(2) and 1.33(b).

6. 0 Application Data Sheet. See 37 CFR 1 .76

7. □ CD-ROM or CD-R in duplicate, large table or

Computer Program (Appendix)

8. Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Submission
(if applicable, all necessary)

a. [ I Computer Readable Form (CRF)

b. Specification Sequence Listing on:

i. D CD-ROM or CD-R (2 copies); or

ii. I I Paper

c. I — I Statements verifying identity of above copies

ACCOMPANYING APPLICATION PARTS

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Assignment Papers (cover sheet & document(s))
37 CFR 3.73(b) Statement |^ Power of
(when there is an assignee) Attorney
English Translation Document (if applicable)
Information Disclosure | | Copies of IDS

Statement (IDS)/PTO-1449 Citations
Preliminary Amendment
Return Receipt Postcard (MPEP 503)
{Should be specifically itemized)
Certified Copy of Priority Document(s)
(if foreign priority is claimed)
Nonpublication Request under 35 U.S.C. 122
(b)(2)(B)(i). Applicant must attach form PTO/SB/35
or its equivalent.

Other: Express .MaU. Certificate.

18. If a CONTINUING APPLICATION, check appropriate box, and supply the requisite information below and in the first sentence of the
specification following the title, or in an Application Data Sheet under 37 CFR 1.76:

Continuation

Prior application information:

Divisional

Examiner _

□

Continuation-in-part (CIP)

of prior application No.:

Art Unit:

For CONTINUATION OF DIVISIONAL APPS only; The entire disclosure of the prior application, from which an oath or declaration is supplied under Box
5b, is considered a part of the disclosure of the accompanying continuation or divisional application and is hereby incorporated by reference.
The incorporation can only be relied upon when a portion has been inadvertently omitted from the submitted application parts.

19. CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS

HI

Customer Number:

27683

OR

Correspondence address below

Name

David L. McCombs

Address

Haynes and Boone, LLP

901 Main Street, Suite 3100

City

Dallas

State

Texas

Zip Code 75 202-3789

Country

USA

Telephone 214-651-5533

Fax

972-692-9116

Name (Print/Type)

Richard V Wells | Registration No. (Attorney/Agent)

53,757

Signature

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Date

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USPTO to process) an application. Confidentiality is governed by 35 U.S.C. 122 and 37 CFR 1.14. This collection is estimated to take 12 minutes to complete,
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on the amount of time you require to complete this form and/or suggestions for reducing this burden, should be sent to the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. DO NOT SEND FEES OR COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS
ADDRESS. SEND TO: Mail Stop Patent Application, Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.

If you need assistance in completing the form, call 1-800-PTO-9199 and select option 2.

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FEE TRANSMITTAL
for FY 2004

Effective 1010112003. Patent fees are subject to annual revision.

Complete if Known

Application Number

Filing Date

First Named Inventor

I I Applicant claims small entity status. See 37 CFR 1.27

Examiner Name

TOTAL AMOUNT OF PAYMENT

Art Unit

($) 1,884.00

Attorney Docket No.

Nobuaki Ogihara

2030.73

METHOD OF PAYMENT (check all that apply)

FEE CALCULATION (continued)

[✓] Check Q Credit card Q Money Q other | [None
[^1 Deposit Account:

3. ADDITIONAL FEES

Deposit
Account
Number
Deposit
Account
Name

08-1394

Haynes and Boone, LLP

The Director is authorized to: (check all that apply)

Charge fee(s) indicated below [✓] Credit any overpayments
0 Charge any additional fee(s) or any underpayment of fee(s)
Q Charge fee(s) indicated below, except for the filing fee
to the above-identified deposit account.

FEE CALCULATION

1. BASIC FILING FEE

Large Entity Small Entity

Fee Fee
Code ($)

1001 770

1002 340

1003 530

1004 770

1005 160

Fee Fee

Code ($)

2001 385

2002 170

2003 265

2004 385

2005 80

Fee Description

Utility filing fee
Design filing fee
Plant filing fee
Reissue filing fee
Provisional filing fee

SUBTOTAL (1)

Fee Paid

770.00

($) 770.00

2. EXTRA CLAIM FEES FOR UTILITY AND REISSUE

Fee from

Extra Claims below Fee Paid
Total Claims 151 I -20** = 131 I x 1 1 8 I = J 558.00 I

HZ] -3— 15 I xf86 1= 1516.00 1

Independent
Claims

Multiple Dependent

Large Entity

Small Entitv

Fee Fee
Code ($)

Fee Fee
Code ($)

1202 18

2202 9

1201 86

2201 43

1203 290

2203 145

1204 86

2204 43

1205 18

2205 9

Fee Description

Claims in excess of 20

Independent claims in excess of 3

Multiple dependent claim, if not paid

** Reissue independent claims
over original patent

" Reissue claims in excess of 20
and over original patent

Large Entity

Small Entitv

Fee
Code

Fee
($)

Code (!) Fee Description

1051

130

2051

65 Surcharge - late filing fee or oath

1052

50

2052

25 Surcharge - late provisional filing fee or
cover sheet

1053

130

1053

130 Non-English specification

1812 2,520

1812 2,520 For filing a request for ex parte reexamination

1804

920*

1804

920* Requesting publication of SIR prior to
Examiner action

1805 1,840*

1805 1,840* Requesting publication of SIR after
Examiner action

1251

110

2251

55 Extension for reply within first month

1252

420

2252

210 Extension for reply within second month

1253

950

2253

475 Extension for reply within third month

1254 1,480

2254

740 Extension for reply within fourth month

1255 2,010

2255

1 ,005 Extension for reply within fifth month

1401

330

2401

165 Notice of Appeal

1402

330

2402

165 Filing a brief in support of an appeal

1403

290

2403

145 Request for oral hearing

1451

1,510

1451

1,510 Petition to institute a public use proceeding

1452

110

2452

55 Petition to revive - unavoidable

1453

1,330

2453

665 Petition to revive - unintentional

1501

1,330

2501

665 Utility issue fee (or reissue)

1502

480

2502

240 Design issue fee

1503

640

2503

320 Plant issue fee

1460

130

1460

1 30 Petitions to the Commissioner

1807

50

1807

50 Processing fee under 37 CFR 1.17(q)

1806

180

1806

180 Submission of Information Disclosure Stmt

8021

40

8021

4 q Recording each patent assignment per
property (times number of properties)

1809

770

2809

385 Filing a submission after final rejection
(37 CFR 1.129(a))

1810

770

2810

385 For each additional invention to be
examined (37 CFR 1.129(b))

1801

770

2801

385 Request for Continued Examination (RCE)

1802

900

1802

900 Request for expedited examination

Fee Palo*

of a design application

SUBTOTAL (2)

1,074.00

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Other fee (specify)

•Reduced by Basic Filing Fee Paid

40.00

SUBTOTAL (3)

($) 40.00

SUBMITTED BY

I Registration No. I „ 7 c 7
I (Atlomev/Aaent)

(Complete (if applicable))

Name (Print/Type)

Richard V. Wells

Telephone 214-651-5512

Signature

Date

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PATENT / DOCKET NO. 2030.73
Customer No. 000027683

IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

In re application of:

Nobuaki Ogihara

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Group Art Unit:

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Examiner:

Filed: Herewith

For: CONVERTIBLE DRIVE TRAIN FOR
RADIO-CONTROLLED TOY

EXPRESS MAIL CERTIFICATE

Mail Stop Patent Application
Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Express Mail Number: EV333439671US
Date of Deposit:

I hereby certify that the following attached papers and fee:

1 . Utility Patent Application Transmittal;

2. Fee Transmittal (in duplicate);

3. Application Data Sheet;

4. Patent Application consisting of 25 pages of specification, 9 pages of claims and 1 page Abstract
of Disclosure;

5 . Fourteen ( 1 4) drawing sheets;

6. Executed Declaration;

7. Executed Power of Attorney;

8. Assignment and Recordation Cover Sheet;

9. Check in the amount of $ 1 ,884.00 ($ 1 ,844.00 for filing fee and $40.00 for recordation of
Assignment); and

10. Return Postcard

are being deposited with United States Postal Service "Express Mail Post Office to Addressee" to the •
Mail Stop Patent Application, Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.

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